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In Kupiansk, to the southeast of Kharkiv, Ukrai
During a demonstration earlier this month, the U.S. military conducted the first kinetic drone swarm on American soil, officials said, a notable milestone in the Pentagon’s effort to experiment with unmanned systems that communicate across a common operating network to accomplish various tasks.
A small group of troops gathered at Camp Blanding, Florida, on Jan. 8 where they launched four first-person view drones — some of which were packed with plastic explosives — into the air and toward a column of inflatable tanks.
When the NFL playoffs resume this weekend, only one former service academy football player will have a chance to become a Super Bowl champion next month.
Jordan Jackson, a defensive lineman for the Denver Broncos, graduated from the Air Force Academy. Jackson was not born when former New York Giants wide receiver Phil McConkey, who served five years as a Navy pilot before beginning his NFL career, shone in America’s most celebrated sporting event.
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The Pentagon’s annual suicide report for 2024 is delayed because of the government shutdown, officials claimed.
The annual report, which includes rates of suicides and attempts across the active duty, Reserve and National Guard forces, typically comes out in the fall and addresses numbers from the previous calendar year. The delay of the report’s release was covered by Business Insider, which got few answers from Pentagon officials who said they had “nothing to announce at this time.
UK and Polish leaders agreed to train more closely in attack helicopter tactics, particularly to “shoot down” air and missile threats.
The number of major accidents in Navy and Marine aviation nearly doubled in 2025 from the previous year, though only two sailors were killed in a flying accident, according to fleet-wide safety statistics released this week. Accidents among sailors and Marines underway on warships dropped slightly.
Naval Safety Command released its year-end data on accidents, deaths and injuries across both services this week, covering the 2025 fiscal year, from October 2024 to September 2025. The report cited 14 “Class-A” aviation accidents in 2025, up from eight in 2024.
As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, it is a moment to reflect on the courage, ingenuity, and determination that forged a nation. From the first shots at Lexington and Concord to the decisive battles that won freedom, the Revolutionary War was shaped not only by grand armies and epic clashes, but also by smaller, elite units whose skills could turn the tide of battle.
Among these, few were as remarkable as Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen, America’s original scout snipers.
Nathaniel Fairbank, Modern War Institute
The Army is losing exactly the kind of artificial intelligence talent